The Great Gatsby Section 3 Quiz

Consider Chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and “Hollywood Dreams of Wealth, Youth and Beauty” by Bob Mondello to answer.

What is similar about the theme of each text?

• Happiness is wealth and beauty.

• The American Dream is about Puritans.

• Dreams are a wish your heart makes.

• Both texts talk about new money and old money.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

In the first paragraph on page 7, what literary device is used to help describe Tom Buchanan as physically intimidating.

"He had changed since his New Haven years. Now he was a sturdy straw-haired man of thirty with a rather hard mouth and a supercilious manner. Two shining arrogant eyes had established dominance over his face and gave him the appearance of always leaning aggressively forward. Not even the effeminate swank of his riding clothes could hide the enormous power of that body—he seemed to fill those glistening boots until he strained the top lacing, and you could see a great pack of muscle shifting when his shoulder moved under his thin coat."

• Word connotations

• Similes

• Specific details

• Sentence Structure

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

On page 23 in the 2nd paragraph, the use of a (a)   emphasizes how big the "Eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg" are.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

How does the setting of Myrtle's apartment that Tom pays for in Chapter 2 characterize Tom Buchanan.

• The photographs on the wall depict Tom as honest and truthful.

• The apartment is filled with luxurious items which depicts Tom as arrogant and showy.

• The small size of the apartment shows that Tom is thifty and money-savvy.

• The magazines and books lying on the coffee table show how educated and curious Tom's character is.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

“Do they miss me?” [Daisy] cried ecstatically.

“The whole town is desolate. All the cars have the left rear painted black as a mourning wreath, and there’s a persistent wail all night along the North Shore.”

“How gorgeous!”

What literary device is used to develop NIck's Character

• Hyperbole

• Verbal irony

• Flashback

• Alliteration

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

“People of color rarely got to watch their dreams get realized on screen until decades later. ”

What type of sentence is this?

• Compound

• Complex

• Simple

• Compound-Complex

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

"Since the vast majority of happy characters in movies are young, good-looking and well-off, the subtext is that those qualities all go hand-in-hand."

What type of sentence?

• Compound

• Simple

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

“Tinseltown didn't invent the American dream, but it sure put it out there for the world to see. ”

What type of sentence is this?

• Compound

• Complex

• Simple

• Compound-Complex

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What two literary devices does Fitzgerald use to develop characters in The Great Gatsby?

• narration and dialogue

• figurative language and hyperbole

• specific word choice and syntax

• similes and metaphors

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

How did Jay Gatsby earn all his money and become rich?